Railroad-rail.



R. D. MOORE.

RAILROAD RAIL.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.13, 1913.

1 984 8 1 2 Patented J an. 20, 1914.

.JZJIMW'? Inventor Attorneys coLUMmA PLANOGRAPH Co.. wAsnm C4 RICHARD DEWARD MOORE, OF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

RAILROAD-RAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 13, 1913.

Patented Jan. 20, 191 1.

Serial No. 794,967.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, RICHARD D. Moons, a citizen of the United States, residing at Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Railroad-Rail of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a railroad rail of that general type in which the ends of a pair of auxiliary sections are disposed opposite to .the intermediate portion of a continuous main section, thereby to render the joints practically unbroken.

The present invention aims to provide novel means whereby the rails may be stiffened at the point of abutment between the auxiliary sections.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel form of removable key or filler adapted to cooperate with the continuous main section and with the auxiliary sections.

WVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing :-Figure 1 shows the invention in top plan; Fig. 2 is a side elevation looking in the direction of the arrow A in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 in Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. l is a transverse section on the line 44: of Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 5 is a top plan showing the end of one of the auxiliary sections; Fig. 6 is an end elevation of one of the auxiliary sections; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the key or filler; Fig. 8 is an end elevation 01' the key or filler; Fig. 9 is a top plan of the key or filler.

In carrying out the invention there is providcd a continuous main section 1 and a pair of like auxiliary sections 2. The main section 1 comprises a ball 3 a web t. and a flange 5. The inner edge of the ball 3 of the main section 1 is straight through the major portion of its length and, without specific illustration it may be stated that the ends of the ball 3 taper also, as shown at 9 in connection with the balls 6. In other words,

the section 1 is a duplicate of the section 2. Each auxiliary section comprises a ball 6, a web 7 and a flange 8. The balls 6 of the auxiliary sections 2 are tapered at their ends as shown at 9. The end faces of the auxiliary sections 2 are disposed in abutment or close together, as shown at 10. The balls 8 and 6 abut laterally as shown at 11 and the flanges 5 and 8 abut laterally as shown at 12. This detail will be understood. best from Fig. 4. Bolts or other securing devices 141 unite the web 41 of the continuous main section 1 with the webs 7 of the auxiliary sections 2.

By the construction above described and as shown to best advantage in Fig. 1, the balls and the flanges of the respective sections are in abutment, but the webs of the respective sections are spaced apart.

The invention further includes a key or filler shown in outline in. Figs. 7 8 and 9. The filler 15 comprises a body 16 and an upstanding rib 17. The body 16 is so shaped that it will fill the space defined between the main section 1 and the auxiliary section 2, by the balls 3 and 6, the webs 1 and 7, and the flanges 5 and 8 as will be appreciated best from Fig. l. The rib 17 is of triangular outline when viewed in top plan, and is so formed and shaped as to fill the space existing between the inner edge of the ball 3 of the main section 1 and the tapered edges 9 which are located at the ends of the balls 6 of the auxiliary sections 2. This detail will be understood best from Fig. 1. The longer side face 18 of the rib 17 lies approximately in the median plane of the body 16 and the lateral apex 19 of the rib 17 is disposed flush with the one outer side face of the body 16. The body 16 of the tiller 15 is provided with holes 20 through which the bolts 1-1 pass.

It is to be observed that the body portion 16 of the filler 15, being disposed as shown in Fig. 1, is .intercngaged with the main section 1 and with the auxiliary sections 2, so as to stiffen the rail against bending at the point of abutment 10 between the ends of the auxiliary sections 2. Further, the rib 17 serves to fill the space between the tapered ends 9 of the auxiliary sections 2 and the inner edge of the ball of the continuous main section 1 and thus the tread of the rail is continuous and unbroken.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:-

1. A railroad rail comprising a continuous main section; auxiliary sections having tapered ends disposed opposite to the main section; and a separate filler closing the space between the main section and the tapered ends of the auxiliary sections.

2. A railroad rail comprising a continuous main section and auxiliary sections having their ends disposed opposite to the main section, each section including a ball and a Web, and the balls of the auxiliary sections being terminally tapered; and a filler comprising a body disposed between the Webs of the main and auxiliary sections and a rib projecting from the body and entering the space between the tapered ends of the balls 15 of the auxiliary sections and the ball of the main section.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

RICHARD DEVA'RD MOORE.

Witnesses LUCY M. MARVIN, CAROL E. KALIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

